"As long as you know, come on, let's get down to business."
Zhang Zili put away his smile.
"It's like this. Juan'er came here to see me three months ago, saying that she couldn't contact you and asked me to help her deliver something to you, which is the brocade box just now."
Zhang Zili began to recall slowly.
"I took Juan'er outside to call you, but your phone was turned off. I called several times later, but it was still turned off. Juan'er had to leave the things with me and ask me to find time to hand them over to you."
"Well, I'm in retreat."
Xiao Hua smiled awkwardly and quickly interrupted.
"What happened next?".
"Later we went to Heizhugou to look for materials, but something went wrong when they came out."
"Heizhugou? Where is Heizhugou? What are you going to do?"
"Heizhugou is also a sealed secret realm. We are going to find a metallic material called Golden Bamboo. Juan'er will use this material to repair a set of formations. This material is only found in the Heizhugou secret realm."
"Oh, hey, wait, what did you say? You said Juan'er was looking for materials to repair a formation?".
Xiao Hua was shocked. Could it be that Juan'er went to the Heizhugou Secret Realm to help him repair the "Tiangan Liujia Formation"?
So, doesn't it mean that Juan'er's accident happened because of herself? Xiao Hua's heart sank to the bottom.
Zhang Zili didn't notice Xiao Hua's inner changes. When Xiao Hua asked about the reason, he answered smoothly.
"Yeah, she said she wanted to repair a set of armor formations. What's wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing. What's going on in the Heizhugou Secret Realm?"
"Heizhugou Secret Realm is a production place for immortality materials similar to Shennongjia Secret Realm, but it is much smaller than Shennongjia Secret Realm. The materials inside are not too rare, and the monsters are also very weak."
"Then what happened? What happened?"
Xiao Hua continued to ask.
"We stayed in the Heizhugou secret realm for five days and finally found Ming Jinzhu. However, we were attacked as soon as we came out of the sealed door after returning from the secret realm."
Zhang Zili's expression became a little nervous when he said this.
"You were attacked as soon as you stepped out? Who were the people who attacked you? Why did they attack you?"
"We don't know either. They all have their faces covered. I only know that they are two people, both in the middle stage of the Golden Core."
"They all have their faces covered? Are they all in the middle stage of Golden Core? Hiss..., that's strange. Do they want to steal your materials to kill people and seize treasures? But didn't you say that the materials here are not rare? This doesn't make sense."
Xiao Hua touched his head and began to analyze.
"It's definitely not about grabbing materials. They started attacking us as soon as we stepped out of the sealed door. Without even saying a word, Juan'er was caught off guard and was knocked unconscious by them. Fortunately, I am a sword cultivator and have a sword and shield, so I blocked it automatically." .
"But one of the guys immediately shot out another golden light, which not only broke my sword and shield, but also injured me. Seeing that they were coming fiercely, and they were all in the middle stage of the Golden Core, I had no choice but to return to the secret realm and hide."
When Zhang Zili said this, he not only gritted his teeth, but his eyes also began to turn slightly red.
"I'm sorry Brother Xiao, I shouldn't have left Juan'er behind, I'm sorry for Juan'er."
Zhang Zili's tears flowed down.
She and Juan'er were good sisters, but at the critical moment she left Juan'er and ran away. She blamed herself.
Seeing Zhang Zili burst into tears, Xiao Hua also felt a little sad.
But he knew that it was not Zhang Zili's fault. The opponent was stronger than the two of them. It was the right choice to escape from danger and preserve strength when there was no chance of winning.
"Don't be sad, fellow Taoist Li, it's not your fault. There's no point in staying in that situation. You did the right thing. Really, I don't blame you, and Juan'er won't blame you either."
Xiao Hua comforted.
"But Juan'er is missing. If I hadn't left her, nothing would have happened to her."
Zhang Zili continued to cry.
"Okay, don't cry. I really don't blame you for this. Why don't you think about it carefully? Do these people have any distinguishing characteristics, such as how they dress, what they say, what techniques they have performed, and what magical weapons they use? ".
Xiao Hua knew that this was not the time to feel sad. The most important thing now was to find clues.
"What are their characteristics?".
Zhang Zili stopped crying, closed his eyes and tilted his head and began to recall in detail.
"The two of them were wearing common black short-breasted shirts, and their faces were covered with black cloth. They don't know their appearance. As for the skills..."
"The first time they hit me directly with their palms, and the second time a guy shot a golden light at me, but based on these, I couldn't tell what technique they were using, let alone who they were."
"Then they never said a word from the beginning to the end? Even one or two words?"
Xiao Hua frowned. If this was the case, it would be troublesome. There would be no clue at all.
"Well, I think I said something. After Juan'er and I came out of the sealed door in the secret realm, we heard one of them say, 'It's them, in the foundation building period', and then they took action."
"It's them, this one in the foundation building stage? Hiss... Then are they coming specifically for you, or in other words, specifically for Juan'er? Has Juan'er ever had a grudge against someone?"
Xiao Hua guessed.
"How is it possible? Juan'er has been practicing in the Void Treasure Land in Autumn Leaf Valley and will not go out at all. Even if she has to go out for something in the sect, she usually goes with the elders in the sect. How could she have enemies?"
Zhang Zili shook her head. She felt that Juan'er would not offend anyone.
Xiao Hua pursed his lips and shook his head.
"Not necessarily, that's the truth, but having no enemies doesn't mean it's absolutely safe. There are some things in the world that people can't help themselves in. Since those two people said this, they must be targeting Juan'er, but if it's true In this case, Juan'er's life should not be in danger for the time being."
"There is no danger? How is it possible? They took action without saying a word and injured me as soon as they took action. If I hadn't been protected by a sword and shield, I would have died a long time ago. Juan'er must have been in danger."
Zhang Zili was a little excited again.
"Hey, don't get excited. Listen to me. This is my analysis. Look, they came for Juan'er, but they just knocked her out. That means they want to capture Juan'er alive."
"Since she was captured alive, Juan'er's life will naturally not be in danger for the time being, and we will still have time to search and rescue her."
"But why do they want to arrest Juan'er? Juan'er is just a little girl who is inexperienced in the world. She has never offended anyone! Why do they want to arrest her?".
Zhang Zili's emotions were aroused again.
Xiao Hua looked at Zhang Zili, his eyes revealed a kind of perseverance, and there was also a hint of murderous intent.
"Don't worry, no matter who captures Juan'er, no matter what the reason is, I will definitely make them pay the price."
Seeing Xiao Hua's resolute expression, Zhang Zili suddenly felt a trace of inexplicable jealousy in his heart.
I thought, if I was also caught, would he care about me so much?
Zhang Zili has a Tianyin body and has never thought about getting married, but since she last met Xiao Hua in the Shennongjia Secret Realm, there has been a wave of emotion in her calm heart.
Maybe it's because the fellow apprentices around her have always kept her at a distance, maybe it's because she feels guilty for leading the black-armored dung beetle to Xiao Hua, or maybe it's because she and Xiao Hua experienced a sandstorm together.
"Fellow Li Dao, Friend Li Dao? Hey, hey, what are you thinking about? What's wrong?".
"Oh, I, I was wondering where should we look?".
Zhang Zili's face turned red.
